Meat cutting and butchery training grants appropriation

This bill appropriates $225,000 (a one-time allocation) from Minnesota's workforce development fund to provide grants for secondary career and technical education programs offering meat cutting and butchery training. The grants cover equipment, facility renovations, and faculty training (with up to 10% of each grant for training), prioritizing programs partnering with Minnesota State Colleges or industry. By January 2028, the commissioner must report to lawmakers on grant distribution, including unfunded requests, and submit an updated report by November 2028 if additional grants are awarded. The bill directly affects high school career programs seeking to establish or expand meat processing training.